What It Looks Like When A Russian Spyplane Sees American Fighter Jetshttp://www.businessinsider.com/russian-plane-brushes-with-american-jet-2013-9/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Wed, 13 Dec 2017 21:59:22 -0500David Cenciottihttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5238b91fecad045378b27516SecretSquirrel1996Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:18:39 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5238b91fecad045378b27516
doesn't anyone bother checking facts anymore?
Oh wait this is BI
IL-20 is used by the Russian Air Force as an Airborne Command Post that is not a spyplane
IL-20M is an ELINT aircraft, still not a really a spyplane
If these pictures were taken over international waters then it was probably from an Il-38 which is Maritime Patrol Aircraft Similar to the U.S. P3 Orion, which would be used by the Russian Navy
In any case none of those would be considered a spyplane
There of course there is the obvious that none of those are USAF, USN or USMC Fighters so saying they are American jets is completely misleadinghttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5238aa1a69bedd7859d28239Miss_X2Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:14:34 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5238aa1a69bedd7859d28239
I guess the men are busy waving their dicks at each other again....LOL!!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/523887696bb3f7900db56556CaptGizmoTue, 17 Sep 2013 12:46:33 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/523887696bb3f7900db56556
No these were photos that were taken by the squadrons of some of the wings I was working at at the time. They would blow them up and hang them in a picture frame and hang them in their conference or briefing rooms. I will see if they are out there on the net, but I doubt it.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52388406ecad04d90db2752fCameron FraserTue, 17 Sep 2013 12:32:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52388406ecad04d90db2752f
And the JASDF F-15s were built in Japan by Mitsubishi under license so now we're down to American designed. The only one built in the US was the Finnish F-18http://www.businessinsider.com/c/523882f5ecad04d40db27519Encino ManTue, 17 Sep 2013 12:27:33 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/523882f5ecad04d40db27519
I'd also note that the Mirage is not even an American-made aircraft. I think this is another case of BI re-purposing content and just sort of making up a headline ...
EMhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/52388168ecad042809b2751dCameron FraserTue, 17 Sep 2013 12:20:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52388168ecad042809b2751d
There is not a single American fighter jet in the post nor would any of these have been taken in American airspace. The headline implies something rather different. I will grant you there are some American made aircraft but that's as close as it gets.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52386d6f6bb3f7465db5654fPaul SzoldraTue, 17 Sep 2013 10:55:43 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52386d6f6bb3f7465db5654f
This one is my favorite:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPxDoFbsvWA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPxDoFbsvWA</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52386ca96bb3f7445db5654fMiddleOfTheRoadGuyTue, 17 Sep 2013 10:52:25 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52386ca96bb3f7445db5654f
Sound like some good photos. Where are they posted online??http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52386844eab8eace69d28237CaptGizmoTue, 17 Sep 2013 10:33:40 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52386844eab8eace69d28237
That's nothing, you should see some I have hanging on walls of some of our fighter wings in this country. Close ups of Russian bombers waving at us. Then there are some I saw where the picture was so close that you could see the Russian Pilots smiling.